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As you may already know, Sudan’s first multi-party elections in 24 years are taking place this month. But everything is not going right, as you can read the different reports concerning the elections on many news websites (read our previous Friday Digests to learn more). So today we want to catch your attention about this situation and share with you the recent tweets published on the Save Darfur Coalition twitter account @SaveDarfur. ...

Medecins sans froniteres / Doctors without borders has embedded a new slideshow we want to let you know about. It is narrated by an MSF communications officer, Michael Goldfarb, who also took the photographs during a two-week visit to Haiti in March, 2010. He accompanied MSF field staff on assessments of living conditions in makeshift camps where people had been living without basic assistance. A few days ago MSF published an article about the current ...

Last year, Sama Reader N’Gaye sent us an email about an organization raising awareness about Congo we decided to mention in: RAISE Hope for Congo: Activism you can wear. A few months ago, it’s Sama Reader Lissa who commented on Darfur, Congo, Burma: is ‘good will’ enough? about the great work this organization was doing. She has been following the organization news and events since then and this weekend Lissa sent us an email about a  ...

This week-end, Max Dana posted an article on her blog about Owen Maseko: Owen Maseko, a Zimbabwean artist under arrest. She follows the artist and his work for a long time and she wrote about his arrest last week (via This is Zimbabwe). Yesterday, Amnesty International called on Zimbabwe’s Government to end repression of public debate on past and ongoing human rights violations, following the detention of a well known artist for work depicting ...

Last week, it was on Friday to be precise, we could read some interesting information from Women for Women International and Women for Women UK. Women for Women International presented their partnership with Kate Spade New York, and Women for Women UK updated its brand new twitter background, introducing a new collection of t-shirts to buy. Let’s see what it is all about! About Kate Spade New York (read more here and shop products made by women ...

March 22 was World Water Day and if you are still not aware about what this day is about (even though it’s clearly self explanatory), then you should know that water affects every aspect of our lives, yet nearly one billion people around the world don’t have clean drinking water, and 2.6 billion still lack basic sanitation. World Water Day, celebrated annually on March 22, was established by the United Nations in 1992 and focuses attention on ...

  Last Monday was the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day. Many events were organized in many countries, and our last Twitter Sunday updates were dedicated to Women for Women and CARE. Yesterday, Max Dana posted an article on her blog: – ‘International Women’s Day: Ordinary Extraordinary Women” . Many Sama-Readers sent us emails and commented to know if Max was doing something special for Women’s Day; the ...

  MSF report published on February 18, 2010 calls for end to violence, increased protection for highly vulnerable population. ‘A violent crackdown on unrecognized Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh has driven thousands from their homes, into a makeshift camp in Kutupalong, where MSF has been providing medical care.’ From the article published on MSF’s Website: “More than 6,000 people have arrived at the makeshift camp since ...

  This is an initiative we want to support because it has a meaning and it’s interactive: every year, ONE hosts the ONE Campus Challenge (OCC), a friendly competition to determine which university’s student body has the most effective global poverty-fighting campaign (read more here).   OCC asked more than 2,000 colleges and universities across the country to make 90-second video messages to their senators. Their judging panel narrowed it ...

It’s Sunday but no Twitter Sunday today because it’s Valentine’s Day. We decided to give you ideas: kisses, presents and eCards to offer to the one(s) you love. Let’s start with (RED) website which is offering a large range of products to buy for the occasion; we selected for you: For material lovers: GAP (Product)RED Artist Ts (Women and Men), $28.00 Emporio Armani (Product)RED Sunglasses, $195 For romantic lovers: ...